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Time to Take My Own Career Adviceby Sara Canaday - Jul, 2015Though I help others craft their value propositions and enhance the way they communicate their personal brands, I recently recognized that I might need my own refresher course. I was at a dinner event last week and faced the inevitable question: “Tell me about what you do.” I found myself in the trap of brushing off the question, assuming it was a polite conversation-starter. You know…mandatory cocktail-party banter. I gave a...

Top 3 Reasons People Don’t Use Social Media for their Job Searchby Joshua Waldman - Jul, 2015Inevitably, in every audience I speak to, there are people who find some reason NOT to follow my advice on using social media for their job search.
Sometimes these people really want jobs but are overwhelmed. Sometimes they simply don’t want to get a job and change their situation.
To help you identify where your resistance may be coming from, I’ve identified the top 3 reasons people don’t use social media in their job...

True Leadership is Invisibleby Sara Canaday - Jul, 2015As many of you know, social media can lead to some great connections. I learned of Gerardo A. Dada via Twitter in 2012 and we have been following each other ever since. Gerardo has been at the center of web, mobile, social and cloud revolutions for more than 15 years and drives business strategy and product marketing for leading technology companies. Gerardo is the author of the blog www.theAdaptiveMarketer.com where he writes...

An Open Letter To All College Studentsby Bob Roth - Jul, 2015In college, you are given an opportunity to go on a great journey. Take advantage of that chance to learn, grow and explore. Along to way, be sure to savor and appreciate every experience.
As you move along your path to the future, make friends, make something better and do something for others. Ask questions and say what you mean. Learn about yourself. Think about your future and clarify your dreams.
In order to fly o...

Creating a State of Flow at Workby Dr. Maynard Brusman - Jul, 2015We coach leaders to cultivate, creativity, clarity, focus and trust in a full engagement culture.
Creating a State of Flow at Work
One of my CEO executive coaching clients is working with his executive leadership team to create an organizational culture that unleashes employees’ intrinsic motivation and state of flow. I am coaching him to become more effective at appealing to employees’ intrinsic motivation and core valu...

Midcareer Coaching: Midcareer Crisis or Opportunity?by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Jul, 2015Have you ever had a midcareer fantasy where you quit your job and go do something new?
Many executives secretly admit to their coaches that they’re contemplating midcareer shifts. They may not actively seek change, but they certainly start imagining it.
Of LinkedIn’s 313 million members, 25% are active job seekers; 60% are passive job seekers (not proactively searching for new jobs, but seriously willing to consider vi...

7 Signs You Suffer from the Impostor Syndromeby Michelle Kerrigan - Jul, 2015“You think, ‘Why would anyone want to see me again in a movie?’ And I don’t know how to act anyway, so why am I doing this?”—Meryl Streep
“I have written 11 books, but each time I think, ‘Uh oh, they’re going to find out now. I’ve run a game on everybody, and they’re going to find me out.’” —Maya Angelou
“I still doubt myself every single day. What people believe is my self-confidence is actually my reaction to fear.”—...

Are You Honest at Work?by Carole Kanchier - Jun, 2015Have you ever lied at work? Do you tell half-truths to get the sale or job? Would you lie to a demanding boss to protect family time?
Check your Lie Quotient
Answer “yes” or “no:”
1. I’ve lied on my resume or fudged reports.
2. I'll fib to avoid arguments.
3. I fail to disclose pertinent information
4. I’ve cheated on school or employment tests.
5. I’d tell a face-saving lie to protect my career.
6. I exagger...

Wear This, Not That: A Millennial’s Guide to Business Casualby Lindsey Pollak - Jun, 2015Ripped jeans. Tank tops. Flip flops. Visible bra straps. Wrinkled shirts. Shorts. Micro-mini skirts. Bare midriffs. Five o’clock shadows.
Many managers complain that millennials think the same clothes you’d wear to the beach or a nightclub are also appropriate work attire.
This is, of course, not a new workplace issue. Complaining about younger generations dressing inappropriately has been taking place forever. But peop...

Millennial Question: Why Does Gen X Love Email?by Lindsey Pollak - Jun, 2015“You’ve got mail!” Ah, the days when the ding of a new message was exciting rather than annoying. With all the apps and productivity tools designed to help us manage our email and all the effort many devote to achieving “Inbox Zero,” it’s hard for millennials — and many others — to believe that Gen Xers used to adore email. And our dirty little secret is that many of us still do.
Of course, not every Gen Xer feels this wa...

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